New Scientist


One of the fundamental forces is stronger than we thought

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

The most precise calculation yet of the electroweak force could help fix cracks in the standard model of particle physics


Reading for pleasure boosts memory, empathy and mental health

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000

Fewer people are reading for pleasure, but getting lost in a good book has repeatedly been linked to substantial cognitive benefits


Brain implant lets people with paralysis speak and gesture at the same time

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:37:23 +0000

Previous brain implants have enabled people with paralysis to either speak or move, but a new, larger one enabled them to do both simultaneously via an avatar


Jet-powered drones pose a new threat to Ukraine – can they be stopped?

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:02:34 +0000

Ukraine is racing to design faster, more capable interceptor drones to tackle Russia's new generation of jet-powered Shahed attack drones


We’ve long thought that time has only one dimension. What if we’re wrong?

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

A second dimension of time has long seemed wholly incompatible with reality. But fresh insights involving black holes and quantum mechanics suggest it deserves another look


Scientists call for ‘emergency’ measures to save sea life from El Niño

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:29:28 +0000

Reducing fishing quotas, rescuing endangered species from the water and testing geoengineering could help soften ocean heat impacts from the record El Niño, some oceanographers argue


Why is everyone suddenly worried about the risks of AI?

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:20:28 +0000

AI experts put the chance of models rising up and killing us all at greater than 10 per cent – but are the risks real? And can anything be done if they are?


Two bizarre new forms of ice discovered that could exist deep inside planets

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:23:58 +0000

Crushing water to pressures in the millions of atmospheres has revealed two strange types of ice, which may form deep inside Neptune and Uranus


The cosmic coincidences that made our universe – and us – possible

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The sun and moon are positioned just right for us to see total solar eclipses, and the make-up of the universe is just right for life. Columnist Leah Crane wonders if it’s really all one big coincidence


SpaceXAI data centre may have led to Mississippi air pollution spike

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Elon Musk firm’s Colossus 2 data centre – the largest in the US – has been spewing out nitrogen oxide emissions from trailer-mounted gas turbines, an analysis suggests